--- title: "Hurlburt Field airman arrested for indecent exposure at Florida TJ Maxx" description: "The victim told deputies that she saw A1C Michael Leary watching her while shopping and following her around the store" date: "2020-04-15" modified: "2020-04-15" authors: - name: "David Roza" job_title: "YouTube Writer/Editor" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/david-roza/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/airman-arrested-indecent-exposure-tj-maxx/" categories: - "Air Force" - "Around the World" - "Military Branches" - "News" - "United States" tags: - "justice" --- # Hurlburt Field airman arrested for indecent exposure at Florida TJ Maxx ![]() An 20-year-old airman at Hurlburt Field was arrested on Friday after exposing himself to a woman shopping at a TJ Maxx in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, police said. Airman First Class Michael Leary Jr. was assigned to the 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron, Amy Nicholson, the chief of public affairs for the 1st Special Operations Wing, told Task & Purpose. The squadron handles personnel issues and services for service members and civilians on base, and Leary worked in the fitness section specifically, Nicholson said. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office's arrest report for Leary, the victim saw Leary watching her while shopping in the clothing department on March 1. Leary then followed her around to other areas of the story, the report says. In the kitchen supply section, the victim saw Leary kneeling down, facing her and exposing himself. The victim then notified a store employee who contacted law enforcement. Leary, who hails from Colorado, was taken to Okaloosa County Jail. *This story was updated to include details from Leary's arrest report.* ## Author David Roza writes scripts about military news for the Task & Purpose YouTube channel, and he also writes articles about military pay, benefits, health care, child care, culture, and other personnel topics on a freelance basis. Roza previously covered the Air Force and Space Force for Task & Purpose from 2019 to 2023 and for Air & Space Forces Magazine from 2023 to 2025. In the course of that reporting, he has set off a ‘Hollywood explosion’ with Air Force bomb techs, turned the (unarmed) keys of a nuclear missile bunker, hovered over the Nevada desert on an Air Force rescue helicopter, and got the best sleep of his life on the floor of a C-17 over the central Pacific. Share tips and story ideas with David at [david.roza@teamrecurrent.io]()